Another week

Whew, another week in the journey of recovery. I am constantly amazed at how many folks have been impacted by Dad’s accident. Constantly I am stopped, called, or e-mailed to ask how Dad is doing and to reassure the prayers and wishes for a speedy and smooth recovery. Thanks everyone.

So my calendar, I think its broken. It indicates that this is the middle of September. I should know this because my birthday, Riley’s birthday and Sarah’s birthday are all this month. But I feel like I am stuck in mid July, or maybe even the beginning of August. Surely not September 20th. 3 months since Dad’s accident. As our 2 year old, Eli, would say, “What the Heck!?” How can so many hours, days, weeks, and months slip by so quickly? Over 2 months in the hospital and now 2 full weeks home.

This last week we seemed to finally get a rhythm of home h

ealth care and therapy visits. We also were able to cram a couple of doctor visits and a surprise birthday party for Sarah too. Wednesday’s doctor visit was with the eye guy. He seemed very happy with dads healing and looks forward to the next 3 weeks as Dad’s eye heals more and the retina continues to repair. Words like remarkable and promising were used while describing Dad’s retina. Cautionary terms were also used, but the visit left us with hopes and spirits lifted and looking bright.

Friday Dad made the long trip over to see his leg guy. This doc worked on his pulverized femur and knee 3 months ago on that fateful morning. What seemed to be a temporary fix that may not work, actually held far better than anticipated. After several hours of x-rays and poking and prodding, Dad’s bone guy had some good words about how his left knee looked. Dad has almost full range of motion in his knee and with some more therapy should have a good recovery, however the leg bone itself has not healed like it should have. Evidently the “hail Mary” fix didn't cover everything. Dads leg bone should have healed more by now and because it hasn’t we are facing another surgery to add some more bionic-ness to Dad. Right now a bunch of screws and metal are holding his leg bone and knee in place and keeping them from rubbing together. So, on the 28th, Dad is going to have his leg worked on again. It is thought that he will only spend a couple of days in the hospital recovering and then be able to once again come home to the

Foster’s recovery ward.

Please pray for the surgeons that will work on Dad and a rapid recovery and trip home for him. We kinda like having him home so we can see him without traveling for over an hour.